The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission says it's not time to panic, but it is time to change the way the State manages wildlife. Biologists are tackling the growing cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in Arkansas, which now numbers 89.

The Commission proposes new regulations to stop the spread of the disease in Arkansas. Members are traveling the state to see what people think of the changes.

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The regulations range from banning attractants for deer to banning the feeding of any wildlife. Pauline Whitaker Center in Fayetteville was packed Tuesday night to hear more from the Commission.

"I was just concerned about the spread of it," local hunter Jim Eastep told 40/29 News. "And if they think it's here in Benton and Washington Counties, what they're doing to solve the problem, and what they are going to do."

There is another Game and Fish meeting on Chronic Wasting Disease Thursday in Fort Smith. The Commission will vote on the changes at its June meeting.

For the schedule of meetings and to learn more about the proposed regulations, click here.